A tear is enough water to float a desire to God.
That conversion which is all joy and lacks sorrow for sin, is very questionable.
When I am weak then am I strong, Grace is my shield and Christ my Song.
The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already.
Faith has a saving connection with Christ. Christ is on the shore, so to speak, holding the rope, and as we lay hold of it with the hand of our confidence, He pulls us to shore; but all good works having no connection with Christ are drifted along down the gulf of fell despair.
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.